Definition of ignoble Ignoble
/ɪgnowˈbʌl/ - [ignowbul] - ig•no•ble
We found 10 definitions of ignoble from 5 different sources.
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What does ignoble mean?
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| ignoble - completely lacking nobility in character or quality or purpose; "something cowardly and ignoble in his attitude"; "I think it a less evil that some criminals should escape than that the government should play an ignoble part"- Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. | ||
| noble having or showing or indicative of high or elevated character; "a noble spirit"; "noble deeds" | ||
| contemptible deserving of contempt or scorn | ||
| cowardly, fearful lacking courage; ignobly timid and faint-hearted; "cowardly dogs, ye will not aid me then"- P.B.Shelley | ||
| dishonourable, dishonorable lacking honor or integrity; deserving dishonor; "dishonorable in thought and deed" | ||
| magnanimousness, nobleness, grandeur, nobility the quality of elevation of mind and exaltation of character or ideals or conduct | ||
| meanspirited, base, mean debased; not genuine; "an attempt to eliminate the base coinage" | ||
| ignoble - not of the nobility; "of ignoble (or ungentle) birth"; "untitled civilians" | ||
| ungentle, untitled | ||
| lowborn of humble birth or origins; "a topsy-turvy society of lowborn rich and blue-blooded poor" | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- ignoble (a.)
Of low birth or family; not noble; not illustrious; plebeian; common; humble. - ignoble (a.)
Not honorable, elevated, or generous; base. - ignoble (a.)
Not a true or noble falcon; -- said of certain hawks, as the goshawk. - ignoble (v. t.)
To make ignoble.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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ignoble
ig-nō′bl, adj. of low birth: mean or worthless: dishonourable.—v.i. to degrade.—ns. Ignobil′ity, Ignō′bleness.—adv. Ignō′bly. [Fr.,—L. ignobilis—in, not, gnobilis, nobilis, noble.]
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